Study title

Amateur Naturalism and Activities of Nature and Wildlife Organizations: Interviews 2002-2011

Dataset ID Number

FSD2956

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2956

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Santaoja, Minna (University of Tampere. School of Management)

Abstract

The qualitative dataset consists of 33 interview transcripts. The interviewees were authorities and amateur naturalists and other people whose hobbies included activities related to nature or wildlife. The latter were selected from among individuals with strong interest in plants, birds, insects or swamps. The interviewed authorities worked with environmental protection issues or environmental research at local, regional or national level. Data were mostly collected with face-to-face interviews but there were also one telephone and one e-mail interview.

Questions asked varied between interviewees. Main themes included the interviewees' nature interest, its origins, history and role in their lives, motivation behind the interest, and future prospects of citizen participation in nature conversation issues. One topic pertained to collaboration between nature activists and authorities, potential conflicts of interests, and the role played by amateur naturalists societies in environmental governance. Background variables included whether it had been an individual or group interview, the participant's gender, estimated age, hobby/specialist field, location and time of the interview, and for interviewed authorities, also job title.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

conservation of nature; environmental conservation; hobbies; leisure time activities; natural environment; ornithology; voluntary organizations

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Plants and animals (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Natural landscapes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Santaoja, Minna (University of Tampere. School of Management)

Collection Dates

2002-10-31 – 2011-03-22

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Amateur naturalists and authorities working with environmental and nature issues

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

People active in associations related to nature, environment and wildlife were selected to be interviewed. Some of the interviewees further suggested people that could be interviewed.

Collection Mode

Interview

Telephone interview

E-mail interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

33 interviews in RTF and HTML file formats.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2957 Amateur Naturalism and Activities of Nature and Wildlife Organizations: Observation Notes 2006-2011

FSD3088 Amateur Naturalism and Activities of Nature and Wildlife Organizations: Printed Media Data 1972-2011

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were anonymised by the researcher. Names of the interviewees and third persons were removed from the data. References to other interviewees were marked with respective interview IDs. Other names occurring in the interviews were replaced by combinations of initials. Names of some third persons were left intact, if these persons worked as an expert or authority.

Two interviews and the researcher's interview notes are not included in the archived data. Out of the missing interviews, one was not transcribed because it had not been recorded and the other had been conducted in German and there were only notes available. The notes were not archived because of the specific identifying information they contained.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Santaoja, Minna (University of Tampere): Amateur Naturalism and Activities of Nature and Wildlife Organizations: Interviews 2002-2011 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2014-08-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2956

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The data contain the names of some third parties, referred to in their role of experts or public officials. Users of the data undertake to remove such names from all extracts published from the data.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Santaoja, Minna (2012). Naiset luontoharrastajina. Alue ja ympäristö 41 (1), 82-95.

Santaoja, Minna (2013). Rakkaudesta luontoon : Luontoharrastajat luonnonsuojelun toimijoina. Tampere: Tampere University Press. (Acta Universitatis Tamperensis 1853).

Santaoja, Minna (2008). Luontoharrastuksen ristiriitainen poliittisuus. Kulutustutkimus.Nyt. 2 (1), 47-62.

Leino Helena, Peltomaa Juha, Santaoja Minna (2010). For the sake of the lake: multi-signification and improvisation in the practices of two lake restoration projects in Finland. Local Environment 15 (9/10), 775-784.

Santaoja M. (2010). Potentials of volunteer involvement in conservation site management. Example from Ahtialanjärvi lake in Finland. Teoksessa Kluvánková-Oravská et al. (toim.) From Government to Governance? Multilevel Governance for Water and Biodiversity. The Perspective of Central and Eastern Europe. Prague, Czech Republic.: Alfa Nakladatelství (Alfa Printing) s.r.o., 142-160.

Santaoja Minna (2014). Luontoharrastuksen ja luonnontieteellisen museotoiminnan yhteiset vaiheet - tamperelainen tarkastelu. Ympäristöhistoria - Finnish Journal of Environmental History (YFJEH) 4 (1), 7-31.

Santaoja Minna (2013). Tietoa luonnosta - rahasta vai rakkaudesta? Kulttuurintutkimus 30 (3), 15-28.

Santaoja, Minna (2021). The intertwined past, present, and future of local natural history museum and amateur naturalism in Tampere, Finland. Curator: The museum journal 64:1, 57-77.

Santaoja, Minna. (2015). Kiehtova toinen - hyönteisharrastuksen järki ja tunteet. Alue ja Ympäristö 44:2, 3-14.

Santaoja, Minna (2022). Insect affects: A study on the motivations of amateur entomologists and implications for citizen science. Science and Technology Studies 35:1, 58-80.